Corrigan staying at West Point

Army athletic director Boo Corrigan said in a text message Tuesday morning that he is remaining at West Point and will not be Boston College's next athletic director.

By Sal Interdonato

Army athletic director Boo Corrigan said in a text message Tuesday morning that he is remaining at West Point and will not be Boston College's next athletic director.

Corrigan was reportedly in line to succeed Gene DeFilippo, who retired last month.

“Kristen (his wife) and I are committed to seeing through what we started here at West Point,” Corrigan said in the text. “Fired up to be here.”

Boston College played at Army Saturday.

Corrigan was hired as Army's athletic director on Feb. 1, 2011. He was previously the senior associate athletic director for external affairs at Duke.

During his short tenure at Army, Corrigan has worked out a new apparel contract with Nike, a new contract with Coke and led changes in Army's A Club and ticket operations, which have brought in more than $20 million in major gifts and record-setting annual giving.